Embers Ad Infinitum

When the fake "priest" with brown hair and brown eyes heard Shang Jianyao's question, his expression of pain became more obvious, and the muscles on his face were twisted, making him look quite ferocious.

He said with all his strength:

"Yes, it's 'Shepherd', Bouillon, elder."

"Buyong? Could it be that he is between 1.75 and 1.80 meters tall, has heavy dark circles under his eyes, and looks very tired?" Shang Jianyao was not surprised at all, and asked in a repeating manner.

Obviously, he believed that the elder Bouillon mentioned by the fake "priest" was actually the real "priest" pretending to be.

This poor, controlled creature had never seen the real "Shepherd" Bouillon.

The fake "priest"'s distorted face showed unconcealable horror:

"Yes, why do you know... why is this happening..."

He quickly became hysterical and seemed to be on the verge of a complete collapse.

Seeing this, Shang Jianyao smiled and said:

"You have to thank me."

He immediately took a step forward, raised his right hand, and hit the fake "priest" accurately behind the ear.

The fake "priest" fainted directly and got rid of the unspeakable pain.

Shang Jianyao quickly dragged him to a deserted part of the alley, and took out the green luminous pearl in his pocket.

…………

In the shimmering "Sea of ​​Origin", Shang Jianyao, who was divided into nine parts, mobilized all the memories of the fake "priest" with the help of the power of the "Destiny Pearl".

They worked together to find the clearest scene in the solidified waves, and kept looking back, hoping to discover the true "priest".

It didn't take long for Shang Jianyao to find a relevant memory:

The fake "priest" named Sandel received a letter from "Pastor" Bouillon the day before yesterday. After confirming that it was true by comparing the secret codes, he began to plan how to obtain the surveillance video from the "Wolf's Den".

Following this memory, Shang Jianyao discovered that the so-called "shepherd" Bouillon mainly relied on sending letters to give orders to Sandel, and the person who sent the letter and the address on the letter were different each time. The former was obviously " "Hypnosis" tool man, the latter is fake at first glance.

He occasionally called Sandel and met with the fake "priest" three times.

In the memory of these three meetings, the image of "Buyong" is very vague, without obvious features, and lacks enough scenes of walking around. Shang Jianyao can only distinguish that his height is about the same as that of Jiang Baimian, and he has heavier marks on his face. The dark circles under his eyes revealed the exhaustion that could not be concealed.

In other words, the previous point is that the man suspected of being a real "priest" is indeed between 1.75 and 1.80 meters tall.

Sandel's way of reporting the situation was to send a telegram at the agreed time, but the person on the other side only received the call and did not reply. He was in a silent state and could not use technical means to locate the location of the signal source.

Shang Jianyao quickly looked back and found the scene where Sandel "became" a "priest".

There are obvious signs of tampering.

But Shang Jianyao, who only uses tools, cannot mobilize the lowest and most subconscious memory and cannot repair it.

In order to save the energy in the "Destiny Pearl", Shang Jianyao quickly ended the inspection and returned to the real world.

After putting away the green luminous pearl, he looked around and saw that no one was approaching, so he picked up the walkie-talkie and briefly reported what he had just gained.

After Jiang Baimian listened, he slowly exhaled and said:

"Take the fake 'priest' back to his room and wait for me to come."

She immediately put away the "Orange" rifle she had obtained from the "Black Shirt Party" and issued orders to Bai Chen, Long Yuehong, and Gnawa:

"Continue to stay where you are now and observe whether a man between 1.75 and 1.80 meters tall, with a tired look and heavy dark circles under his eyes, comes out of the surrounding houses."

She suspected that the real "priest" might be nearby to monitor everything, and if something went wrong with the fake "priest", he would immediately cut off contact.

Just now, the sound of the "fire truck" whistle and Shang Jianyao's shout in the fake "priest"'s room could be faintly heard in the surrounding neighborhoods.

Of course, Jiang Baimian felt that with a true "priest" style, he would not be able to personally monitor, but would more likely "hypnotize" two or three ordinary people, asking them to take turns paying attention, and immediately sending a telegram if there was any unusual movement.

After all, there is more than one fake "priest", and the real "priest" has no other skills and can only use less efficient but safer and more covert methods.

Based on this speculation, Jiang Baimian specifically said to Gnawa:

"Lao Ge, you monitor the radio signals in this band..."

Although it is most likely too late, it is better than nothing.

While Jiang Baimian issued orders to the other members of the "old tune team", Shang Jianyao had already helped the fake "priest" and brought him back to his original apartment room just like he helped his sick companion.

After closing the door, Shang Jianyao ended the music loop by forcefully shutting down the phone.

Soon, Jiang Baimian rushed over and entered the room.

She and Shang Jianyao searched the place carefully and found only some "anti-intellectual religion" propaganda materials with misspelled words.

"He is obviously not illiterate and can even use a computer. Why did he spell the wrong words..." Jiang Baimian muttered in a low voice.

"If all the words are correct and the grammar is correct, how can he win the trust of those believers?" Shang Jianyao doesn't think there is any problem with this.

Jiang Baimian looked at the fake "priest" Sandel who was unconscious on the bed, and said after careful consideration:

"I'll use the program compiled by Lao Ge to restore the computer to normal and see what clues there are. You can wake him up and make friends."

"Okay." Shang Jianyao raised the corners of his mouth and walked towards the bed.

By the time Jiang Baimian rescued the portable computer from the virus infection, Shang Jianyao was already chatting and laughing with the awakened Sandel.

He used facts to eloquently prove that the other party was a fake "priest" and a puppet of the real "priest", which aroused Sandel's hatred.

In this part, he didn't even use his ability.

"Although I'm not sure if the real 'Father' has noticed that there is a problem on your side, we can pretend that there is no problem for now." Jiang Baimian turned his chair and looked at Sandel and said.

She organized her words and gave her plan:

"You will pretend to be running away in embarrassment, move to another place, and then send a telegram to the real 'priest' at the appointed time, saying that you are being targeted by us, and you are almost caught, and finally escape. "

"Okay!" Sandor replied very forcefully.

He thought for a moment and said through gritted teeth:

"He has been toying with my spirit for a long time. If I don't retaliate, my life will be in vain!

"But, after killing the 'Father', I will leave here and quietly withdraw from the 'Anti-Intellectual Cult'."

He has a deep taboo against elder-level figures from the "anti-intellectual religion".

There are eight such strong men - the real power body of the "anti-intellectual religion" is the "Conference of Eight", and the pope above is said to have gone to the New World to serve the "last man".

"This is your freedom." Jiang Baimian nodded.

As for whether Shang Jianyao will arrest Sandel again because he has done so many bad things, that is another matter.

Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao asked about issues related to "anti-intellectual religion" again, but failed to obtain new gains beyond their previous knowledge.

Because this place was not suitable for "staying" for a long time, they watched Sandor "escape" hastily and staggeringly.

"Goodbye! We must see you again!" Shang Jianyao waved his right hand reluctantly.

Jiang Baimian rolled his eyes and said seriously:

"We're evacuating too."

They quickly left the apartment and went to the agreed meeting place.

Then, Bai Chen, Long Yuehong and Gennava reported the situation on their side in turn.

None of them found the man suspected of being the real "priest".

Gnawa also gained nothing from monitoring radio signals.

"Close the team." Jiang Baimian took the walkie-talkie and gave the order.

On the return journey of the Crimson Cross Country, Jiang Baimian, who was in the passenger seat, summarized the operation.

She sighed and said:

"Still unable to catch the real 'Father' by the fox's tail. Sandel's move can only be regarded as a casual move, and there is a high probability that it will not work."

"The real 'Father' is too cunning and cautious..." Long Yuehong sighed.

The car immediately became silent, and everyone seemed a little depressed.

They finally found useful clues and spent a lot of effort, but still failed to catch the real "priest".

——Gnawa can also "react" correctly to failure, just like he did in Tarnan.

A few seconds later, Shang Jianyao said confidently and excitedly:

"An opponent like this is interesting!"

He was not depressed at all and even added:

"When I catch the real 'priest' and hang him up and beat him, I will definitely be very satisfied."

"Yes." Jiang Baimian laughed after hearing this.

Her emotional state has returned to normal and she has a little more desire to take on challenges.

"Well, as long as the real 'priest' still does things and acts, he will always be exposed." Bai Chen also let out a breath.

After thinking for a while, Jiang Baimian said:

"Take your time, don't be in a hurry, we will take over the Zhao family's Left Bank Manor first.

"Haha, maybe the real 'priest' is waiting for us there."

The transfer of ownership of the manor is not that simple in the "First City" where preliminary order has been established. It also requires the approval process of the administrative department, so the "old transfer team" has to wait for a few days.

At this time, Long Yuehong, who was sitting in the middle of the back row, glanced at Shang Jianyao and said:

"what's on your mind?"

"I'm thinking hard" is written all over Shang Jianyao's face.

Hearing Long Yuehong's question, he thought thoughtfully and said:

"I was thinking that if I have nothing to do recently, I would go to a place where the real 'priest' might hang out. If I find someone who fits the characteristics, I will ask Lao Ge to 'strike up' and drag him to the depths of the alley to communicate..."

"Isn't this just like finding a needle in a haystack?" Long Yuehong said with a smile.

Shang Jianyao shook his head:

“No, it’s fishing.

“The most important thing you need when fishing is patience.

"The question now is where the real 'priest' might be."

Jiang Baimian opened his mouth and closed it again, showing a thoughtful expression.

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